This is no boast but I love my stereo. Having a good stereo is the
centre of my life and my only essential possession for someone who is
not really into possessions.

Early days

I started my stereo life with a radio my Grandad gave me. Then I got my
Dad's old setup (record deck and Sinclair System 2000 compact amp) which I added
another one of my Grandads radio's to.

My Dad's amp was like this only black:

The Pioneer compact hi-fi

When I got a proper job I was able to start saving for something better
and I bought a Pioneer compact Hi-fi which after a time I really started
to hate. The Pioneer quality was lacking from this unit and really a
lot of it was for show, like the twin display spectrum analyser. I hated
the way the cassette and cd decks clunked about. Many things frustrated
me with it, like th…

Now I have a 24" monitor on my laptop I find that the £5 keyboard is really not up to it. Hence the Dell KB522 Wired Business Multimedia Keyboard. Very nice. I have started my degree in Creative and Professional Wiring this year and think I have a lot of typing ahead, hence the keyboard. It was only once I got this I realised how hard I had to hit the keys on the old one, as first of all with this one it hurt I was hitting them so hard. Pretty much sorted on the computer front now. I bought Dell hoping for longevity from this item. I don't like to buy new stuff all the time from an environmental standpoint.